Each spring, we observe
the Christian Passover in memorial of monumental past, present, and future
events in the Plan of God. We remember the deliverance of the children of Israel from the death angel and their subsequent exodus from Egypt. We remember the night our
Saviour was betrayed, as well as His crucifixion, death, and burial the
following day. We look forward to the coming divine protection during the
Great Tribulation, and our future deliverance from Babylon and the “Second
Exodus” of God’s people. All of this, and more, is commemorated annually by
God’s people on the beginning of the fourteenth day of the first month of the
sacred calendar.

The Book of Psalms
relates directly to this annual memorial. A politician once said, “all
politics is local.” Well, it is also true that “all religion is personal.” In
the Book of Psalms, and in the Christian Passover, our religious beliefs are
intimately personal. The Psalmist David brings us into a personal relationship
with our Creator and Redeemer. Several of the Psalms directly prophesy about
the suffering Messiah. We typically read Psalm 22 (as well as Isaiah
52:14 to 53:12) in quiet personal meditation just prior to commencing the
Passover service. There is no better way to prepare for the Passover than to
read the Book of Psalms, by which you will be personally introduced to God!

As a Passover festival
gift, we present articles explaining the meaning of Unleavened Bread and
Passover, as well as a detailed study guide for the incomparable Book of
Psalms. May your Passover season be blessed!

Check Your Sources

In a recent issue
of a Messianic Jewish magazine, the following statement was made, purported to
be a quote from George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796): “Anyone who
attempts to separate Christianity and Biblical morality from our government is
a traitor to this nation.” This sounded too good to be true. If George
Washington actually made this statement, what a profound condemnation would it
be against today’s politicians, who seek to remove God from the public square!

I found the
complete text of “George Washington’s Farewell Address.” To my amazement, the
words, “Christianity,” “Biblical,” and “traitor” are nowhere to be found in Washington’s famous speech. This “quote from Washington” is a fraud.

However, Washington did say words to that effect. Here is what he actually said, “Of all the
dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and
morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute
of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human
happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere
politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A
volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity.
Let it simply be asked: Where is the security for property, for reputation, for
life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the
instruments of investigation in courts of justice? And let us with caution
indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.
Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of
peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that
national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. It is
substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular
government.”

Washington did say that religion and
morality are pillars of good government. Our nation has forgotten this vital
truth, and is sliding downhill.

This inaccurate
quotation is a good example that we must check our sources. Do not believe
everything you read. Let us speak the Truth in all things.

Telephone Services

If unable to attend Passover or Sabbath service
with other brethren, we recom­mend a tele­phone service. Ed Burson and/or
others plan to conduct Passover services via telephone as well as Sabbath
services and Monday Question and Answer sessions during the year. For times,
call Ed Burson at 903-576-0086, or Rich Nickels at 307-686-5191.

Benefits of Certain Fruits

Food may be your best medicine!

Apple: Does an apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although
an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants, flavonoids, which
enhance the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon
cancer, heart attack, and stroke.

Guava and Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners
for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps
prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene, which is good for your eyes.

Kiwi: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium,
magnesium, Vitamin E and fiber. Its Vitamin C content is twice that of an
orange.

Orange: Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help
keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent and dissolve kidney stones as well
as lessen the risk of colon cancer.

Strawberry: Protective fruit. Straw­berries have the highest
total antioxidant power among major fruits and protects the body from cancer
causing, blood vessel clogging, free radicals.

Watermelon: Coolest Thirst Quench­er. Composed of 92% water, it
is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune
system, and also a key source of lycopene — the cancer fighting oxidant. Other
nutri­ents found in watermelon are Vitamin C and Potassium.

Feast of Tabernacles Bumper
Sticker

Free 11.5 x 3 inch “Feast of
Tabernacles” bumper sticker with any order to Giving & Sharing of $10 or
more (order code 046).

Free Passover Cups

If you, like us,
observe the New Testament Passover on the beginning of the fourteenth day of
the first month on the Hebrew Calendar, you may order free Passover wine cups.
Minimum order is 5 cups.

Passover Bread Recipe

This recipe is so
easy that I actually use it every year, to make our own whole wheat unleavened
bread. This nutritious flatbread tastes better than any store bought bread!

Sift flour and
salt and mix butter into flour until it resembles peas. Mix oil and water and
add to flour. Mix until it leaves the sides of the bowl. Put a small amount of
flour on your breadboard and knead dough lightly. Add a small amount of flour
and press flat with hand. Then roll out as thin as possible. Pick up, turn over
and roll out again as thin as possible. Perforate with a fork and bake for
eight minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.